Musick-al Note 107
Jesus teaches us that Christianity is a religion of doing, of working and of accomplishing God’s will. No person regardless of how pious he looks, is acceptable unto God unless he is doing God’s will. In Matthew 7:21 Jesus states, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” We often declare and rightly so that one must obey the commands of God to become a Christian, but it is equally true that one must continue to obey God to remain faithful to the heavenly call.
According to Acts 8:4 the disciples of the first century went everywhere preaching the Word, obeying the great commission of the Lord Jesus. If you are not able to do this great work among your friends, then by your support, you must help those who are able and willing to do so. While not teaching others yourself, you must surely invite them and make the necessary arrangements that your friends be brought into contact with a teacher of the Word. You can do this by personal visits, invitations to the services, or arranging home Bible studies either in their home or yours so that you might have a part in their knowing of the Lord and Savior. Jesus desires that all come to a knowledge of the truth that they might be saved, and your working together with Him and others will accomplish that end.
Paul taught in Galatians 6:1 that we ought to restore the fallen. We must be about the Lord’s work for He does not desire that any should perish but that all come to repentance. This work must be done through personal visitation. If you are not able to teach in this way, then you must support those who can and are willing to do it. Your support to hold up their hands is most necessary for so often it seems that this is very discouraging work. Those who are thus weakened are actually worse than babes in Christ. They have lost their desire, their love and their concern and we must lead then through love and concern for their souls that they remember their Lord and return before they pass the point of no return.
These are only two of the obligations laid upon us who desire to follow the Lord. What do you do concerning these works? What should you do?
Gordon Musick
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